Basketball - South Dakota

[RocketDawg]

This is the first time I've seen our team this year. They look pretty good.

[mparkerfd20]

You're in for a treat then. This team is making bball fun to watch again.

[BeardoMSU]

Love love love how intense Jans is.

[RocketDawg]

Nobody's just standing around and nobody's hogging the ball.

[DEDawg]

My god this team is fun to watch and especially on D. Did Cohen leave us a nice parting gift?

[mparkerfd20]

We can't shoot 3s for shit tho.

[TrapGame]

I love this team now. They got me back into basketball.

[msstate7]

McNair, let's not take that 3 again

[msstate7]

Hamilton playing early tonight

[Coach34]

You're in for a treat then. This team is making bball fun to watch again.

They really are. Love the way they play hard and defend.

[Coach34]

We can't shoot 3s for shit tho.

No- but they try to offset that at least.

[BeardoMSU]

McNair, let's not take that 3 again

Not sure he heard you, lol.

[BeardoMSU]

This D is nasty.

[Coach34]

The dude he brought with him from NM is gonna give us quality minutes resting Smith

[mparkerfd20]

Is Hamilton Tang Bang the Cookie Mane's son? (Rob Jay reference)

[msstate7]

Is Hamilton Tang Bang the Cookie Mane's son? (Rob Jay reference)

Yes

[Kingbarkus]

Tang Hamilton’s son plays with us? My God, I’m old.

[RocketDawg]

Is SD's 33 a girl?

[mparkerfd20]

Tang Hamilton’s son plays with us? My God, I’m old.

Tang was there while I was in school. 1997-2000ish I think.

[Cowbell]

I don't care if we lose, this team is worth watching. This teams plays with effort and hustle. It's so nice to see players that don't give off bad body language / it's been over a decade since we've witnessed this kind of basketball here.

Now let's find a football coach that can bring us this kind of energy.

[CadaverDawg]

I don't care if we lose, this team is worth watching. This teams plays with effort and hustle. It's so nice to see players that don't give off bad body language / it's been over a decade since we've witnessed this kind of basketball here.

Now let's find a football coach that can bring us this kind of energy.

Yes, yes, yes

[msstate7]

That 1st half was impressive. Pretty sure we played every scholarship player, and we dominated

[Cowbell]

Yes, yes, yes
Just wait til year 3**

[LC Dawg]

I love watching this team. We're not great from 3 but if you take Shaq's attempts out our percentage gets better. He's great driving the ball and can hit medium range jumpers but he is really struggling from 3. I keep hoping he gets hot from long range but I don't know if it's going to happen consistently.

[William Tecumsah Sherman]

We are all over their ass. Playing 10 guys keeps people fresh. And Jans looks like every possession is do or die over on the bench

[CaptainObvious]

So Jan?s immediately finds Jefferies Skill set and puts it on display. My goodness taking advantage of athleticism when you don?t have pure shooters.

[Coach34]

Matthews building his body and really becoming a tough guy is fun to watch

[Cowbell]

So Jan?s immediately finds Jefferies Skill set and puts it on display. My goodness taking advantage of athleticism when you don?t have pure shooters.

Adapting to take advantage of your strengths... imagine that...breath of fresh air

[CaptainObvious]

Keyshawn has a long way to go. He got the block from behind, but his man has scored 6 points since he came in and he threw up the brick on a wide open 3.

[mparkerfd20]

Murphy needS to stay on the bench a while.

[EdwardDrayton]

Is SD's 33 a girl?

LOL! My son and I said the same thing!

[Captain Falcon]

Jans would have turned Robert Woodard into an All-American.

[CadaverDawg]

Just wait til year 3**

Wait til he has "his guys"*

[CadaverDawg]

Jans is a coach. We need more of those

[tcdog70]

DJ running the point?I like it. He is shooting good when he squares up.

[ZedFedder]

And this is with Deshawn Davis hurt and not playing.

[parabrave]

35 bench points. These benchers getting playing time now will greatly come in handy in the latter part of trhe season and the tournaments. And it's just not one player either. Tonight 4 players who got more than 10 mins.

[Lord McBuckethead]

In this age it doesn?t matter, they/them and all.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Fantastic game. A+. That is how you handle a team where there is a talent gap.

D+ for the crowd. Can Jans talk shit about the blue bloods there that barely raised their voices tonight?

Granted, 8 pm start on a cold as balls Thursday in mid Nov, but still.

Dance Team was solid and very attractive.

[msstate7]

Still confused on why our starting backcourt isn't Davis and Moore.

[PGHBulldogBG]

I honestly think this is the first time our basketball team has the potential to over achieve since 2004 when we won the SEC but of course our recruiter blew that in the tournament. It is pretty clear that any games we lose this year will most likely be because we got out talented. I loved the Jans hire from day 1 and nothing has changed my mind. We might not beat Marquette, but I think we have a strong shot at winning the rest of our non conference if we keep this hustle and effort up.

[msstate7]

Why hasn't chol signed yet? We really need a couple bigs for post-tolu

[KentuckyDawg13]

He's resting during these early season games.
Davis can shoot 3's too.

[KentuckyDawg13]

Everyone stating we don't have the talent need to do some research on our players. May not be 5 stars, but we have a STRONG group of very experienced players. With an intense coach in Jans, I am looking forward to busting all the pre-season SEC rankings. This is a top 5 SEC team, versus the 9th prediction.
The new AD needs to do something about the crowd. What else is there to do in Starkville on a Thursday night?!? Pathetic stands from a tv perspective.

[tcdog70]

We are the kind of team--that good teams say "oh Shit" when they see us on the schedule.

[msstate7]

I feel good about where we are right now. We'll find out a lot more the next 2 games

[R2Dawg]

Really like how this team plays. We haven't seen this in some time. We have enough talent to give a lot of teams trouble.

Jans coaches on the sidelines. Really like what I see from him and the players response. He looks like the perfect hire from where we were and that ain't a knock on Howland. Howland did what he needed to - get talent in and show others good talent can come here and do well. We need a hard nose attacking coach (a Bulldog) and that is what we got. It's early but Cohen gets an A so far on this hire.

[Coach34]

I’m just happy to see us switch defenses some. Still amazed Howland never did any of that

[dawgman15]

We are 4-0 ATS and have hit the under all 4 times

[msstate7]

I’m just happy to see us switch defenses some. Still amazed Howland never did any of that

Assuming he could actually coach zone, I think this was probably howland's worst mistake. We were in most games with him, but just a few extra stops coulda made a world's difference

[dawgman15]

If Howland would have made the team practice free throws their is no telling how many more wins he would have had

[trob115]

Why hasn't chol signed yet? We really need a couple bigs for post-tolu

He has signed. Announced 4 days ago

[msstate7]

He has signed. Announced 4 days ago

Good deal. I was looking at 247

[Goldendawg]

Went to game. Fun to watch from starters to walk ons. Friend said Jans visited Frat houses to lobby for them to attend. About 2 and one half minute mark, student section was chanting for Stansbury to be put in. Jans walked toward them and interacted with them and then put him in. Fans went wild. Next two games will be rough, but we need to fill the Hump and support this team and staff! Times are changing for the present and the future. Hail State!

[RocketDawg]

Went to game. Fun to watch from starters to walk ons. Friend said Jans visited Frat houses to lobby for them to attend. About 2 and one half minute mark, student section was chanting for Stansbury to be put in. Jans walked toward them and interacted with them and then put him in. Fans went wild. Next two games will be rough, but we need to fill the Hump and support this team and staff! Times are changing for the present and the future. Hail State!

He bears a strong resemblance to his daddy. How long's he been sitting on or behind the bench?

[ZedFedder]

Here is what we as fans are gonna love about Jans—we won’t ever lose because of effort. That’s what made watching Howland so frustrating.